RPC VI, 10463 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10463 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L I = 10
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Edition (ἔτους) ιʹ
Translation of year 10
Reverse design Roma standing facing, head left, wearing helmet and cuirass, holding spear and raising right hand; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.37 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4437, Geissen 2462, E 3173 (10)
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1936,0409.9 BMC 3177, ex Münzhandlung Basel 1936, lot 1079
2 2     P: 8538040 AA.GR.5702
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64691
4 4     Frankfurt: 857
5 5     ✸ Cologne Geissen 2462
6 6     D 4437 = Naville Numismatics 72, 27 Mar. 2022, lot 368